ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONTREAL CARDINALS AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
08/02/2063
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONTREAL CARDINALS AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
GAME ID: 11607 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Cardinals (32-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 0
Normal Nutcrackers (21-28) 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 X 8 13 0
Big Day for Eggert in 8-3 Nutcrackers Win
Getting a good performance from third baseman Clifton Eggert, the Normal Nutcrackers defeated the Montreal Cardinals, 8-3. Eggert was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Nutcrackers. Their 21-28 record puts the Nutcrackers 5th in the TML R Fred McGriff Division.

With Normal leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Eggert hit a run-scoring single off Montreal hurler Felix Hernandez. It was the 33rd hit of the season for Eggert and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"Glad to get this win," said Eggert. "But we need to keep playing at a high level."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NORMAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Goldsby DH 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 .270 1 17
M. Cox RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .354 6 39
D. Nieves 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .441 5 44
J. Felton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .380 4 40
T. McCay LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .359 8 38
G. Strobbe SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 4 30
   a-R. Torrez PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 0 2
   b-T. Rock PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .391 3 8
J. Diaz 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .279 5 18
J. McWilliams C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .299 2 29
A. Najera CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .260 8 26
   c-C. Neal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328 2 30
Totals 31 3 7 2 7 7 20      
a - R. Torrez pinch hit for G. Strobbe in the 7th
b - T. Rock pinch hit for R. Torrez in the 9th
c - C. Neal pinch hit for A. Najera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McWilliams (10, 3rd Inning off M. Wood, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Cox (6, 8th Inning off J. Reynosa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Goldsby 2 , M. Cox 4 , D. Nieves , J. McWilliams 3 , A. Najera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cox , T. McCay
GIDP: J. Goldsby
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Goldsby (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rivas 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .196 3 7
   b-J. Tinoco PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 0
O. Salvador CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 7 .254 5 16
C. Eggert 2B, 3B 3 1 2 4 2 0 0 .229 7 22
R. Rivera SS 4 1 0 0 1 3 6 .194 3 11
O. Torres DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .246 1 6
O. Mercier 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .178 3 11
T. Ceja C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .210 2 6
D. Vargas RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .252 6 20
M. Rangel LF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .254 0 3
   a-R. Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   c-F. Garcia LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8 5 13 19      
a - R. Chavez pinch hit for M. Rangel in the 7th
b - J. Tinoco pinch hit for M. Rivas in the 7th
c - F. Garcia substituted for R. Chavez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Vargas (2, 5th Inning off F. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Eggert (7, 4th Inning off F. Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out) , O. Torres (1, 6th Inning off M. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Rivas 2 , O. Salvador , C. Eggert 5 , O. Torres 5 , T. Ceja , D. Vargas 3 , M. Rangel 3
2-out RBI: M. Rivas , C. Eggert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Salvador , R. Rivera , O. Torres , O. Mercier
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Salvador (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wood-Ceja-Mercier)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NORMAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Hernandez L (4-3) 4.2 11 6 6 3 7 1 106 5.49   
M. Mendoza 3.1 2 2 2 2 6 1 52 6.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Hernandez 22
Batters Faced: F. Hernandez 28, M. Mendoza 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Hernandez 3-4, M. Mendoza 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Hernandez 106-62, M. Mendoza 52-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mendoza 2-0
Balk: F. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wood W (3-2) 5.1 4 0 0 3 3 0 87 2.91   
Z. Ping 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 7.82   
J. Reynosa 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 21 6.06   
D. Bonilla 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 18 9.37   
J. Espada 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wood 60
Batters Faced: M. Wood 20, Z. Ping 4, J. Reynosa 7, D. Bonilla 3, J. Espada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wood 9-1, Z. Ping 1-0, J. Reynosa 1-3, D. Bonilla 0-1, J. Espada 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wood 87-53, Z. Ping 20-12, J. Reynosa 21-13, D. Bonilla 18-7, J. Espada 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bonilla 1-0 , J. Espada 2-1
WP: J. Espada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clifton Eggert
Ballpark: The Nutcracker Suite
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 3170
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